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Murfreesboro Sabbath April 5th 1863

My dear Sister

        Your kind favor dated March 23rd was received a day or two ago.     I should have answered sooner, but I had written home but a day before,  and besides we are kept quite busy drilling and otherwise employed lately.      This is a beautiful Sabbath afternoon, about your school time and having had service on camp this morning, I have now nothing to do but the pleasant task of writing home.  
      Willie Christie came over to see me day before yesterday, and spent a couple of hours with me.   I showed him your letter, [mothers] and your pictures, which he pronounced perfect and I fully coincide.  A few days ago He received a box from home (by Express, containing honey and butter,[etc. sign] and invited me over to share with him.   I gave him some of the pepper which mother sent  me,